was recorded in a single take . the song is primarily an instrumental piece but does contain some lyrics inspired by bono ' s trip to ethiopia after live aid and his witnessing first ##hand the famine in occurrence ; these lyrical references include bono singing in an ethiopian language and following it with the phrase " race against time " . bono said of the song , " it reminds me of the desert . the desert is so empty , but it ache ##s with a strange kind of full ##ness . " john hutchinson of musician magazine described the song as having an " african flavour " and as being reminiscent of peter gabriel . the track was used in the miami vice episode "
was recorded in a single take. the song is primarily an instrumental piece but does contain some lyrics inspired by bono's trip to ethiopia after live aid and his witnessing firsthand the famine in occurrence ; these lyrical references include bono singing in an ethiopian language and following it with the phrase " race against time ". bono said of the song, " it reminds me of the desert. the desert is so empty, but it aches with a strange kind of fullness. " john hutchinson of musician magazine described the song as having an " african flavour " and as being reminiscent of peter gabriel. the track was used in the miami vice episode "